29
Dec
Racially motivated killing on Christmas Eve
A man dedicated to charity was murdered in front of his wife and three adopted children on Christmas Eve. Most media outlets have censored the fact that the two suspects are both black.
The 40-year-old father of three joined the Salvation Army along with his wife, Cindy, 16 years ago, and they had spent the past few years reaching out to those in the Baring Cross neighborhood. The North Little Rock center provides youth programs, weekly church services and Sunday School and a food pantry, among other services.
Police don’t know whether Wise, who was active in the community, knew his attackers, he said.
Wise was returning to that Salvation Army center at 1505 W. 18th St. with his children Thursday afternoon when two black men, both with handguns, approached him and demanded money. One shot was fired, and Wise was killed as his children stood by. His wife, who was in the center at the time, was the one to call 911.
The family was about to leave for a Christmas trip to West Viriginia.